The surname Garrick
A place surname, carried by 3,040 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈɡæɹɪk/ 2 syllables Soundex G620 Also a first name
Origin
From Old English *Gārrīċ (from gār (“spear”) + rīċ), from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Gaiseric.
Garrick is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 3,040 people named Garrick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,561 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,776.
Who is named Garrick
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
64% of people named Garrick identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 64%
- Black (not Hispanic) 29%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
- Two or more races 2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Famous Garricks
3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- David GarrickBritish actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779)
- Barbara GarrickAmerican actress, born 1965
- Richard GarrickAmerican actor and director (1878-1962)
Notable Garricks come mostly from the United States (2) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Questions
- Where does the surname Garrick come from?
- From Old English *Gārrīċ (from gār (“spear”) + rīċ), from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Gaiseric.
- How common is the surname Garrick?
- 3,040 people in the United States had the surname Garrick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,561 Americans. It ranked 10,547th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Garrick?
- In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Garrick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Garrick?
- David Garrick, British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779), followed by Barbara Garrick.
- Where is the surname Garrick most common?
- Wikidata records people named Garrick in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- How do you pronounce Garrick?
- Garrick is /ˈɡæɹɪk/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Garrick?
- Garrick is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
- Is the surname Garrick getting more or less common?
- More common. 2,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,040 in 2010, up 9.5%.
- Is Garrick also a first name?
- Yes. Garrick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.